{title: Another 45 miles}
{artist: Golden Earring}
{artist: Pat P. & France W.}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 90}
{key: G}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em]
[Am] [G] [D] [Am] [G] [D]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[G]here [D]comes the [Em]night
a [G]veil [D]over the [Em]light
in the [Am]distance some [G]shadows of the [D]clouds in the sky
I've [Am]got to get [G]home, to my [D]child, my wife
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[G]here [D]comes the [Em]night
I'm scared to [A]death, got to get me a [D]ride
it [D7]looks like the [G]road is [Em]swallowing me up, gotta hurry [C]home
don't [G]dare to look [D]back, [Em]Blueville's straight a[C]head
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [Em]go
a[G]nother 45 [D]miles before I'm [Em]home
I [Am]wish the [G]sunlight was [D]burning in my eyes
In[Am]stead of [G]shades, black [D]faces of the skies
a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [Em]go
a[G]nother 45 [D]miles before I'm [Em]home
I [Am]wish I could [G]pay the [D]sun to run
[Am]Then I had some [G]more time, with my [D]wife, my son
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[G]clouds [D]in the [Em]sky
[G]gathering [D]for a [Em]fight
[Am]chasing their [G]prey till it [D]can't go on
[Am]I mend my [G]pace 'cos my [D]bride is waiting home
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[G]here [D]comes the [Em]night
I'm scared to [A]death, got to get me a [D]ride
it [D7]looks like the [G]road is [Em]swallowing me up, gotta hurry [C]home
don't [G]dare to look [D]back, [Em]Blueville's straight a[C]head
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{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_part: End}
[G]mmm [D]mmm [Em]mmm
[G]mmm [D]mmm [Em]mmm
[Am]mmm [G]mmm [D]mmm
[Am]mmm [G]mmm [D]mmm
a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [G]go
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